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Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)

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State and tribal title IV-E agencies are required to report Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) case-level information on all children in foster care and children who have been adopted or placed in a guardianship with title IV-E agency involvement. AFCARS is a data collection system for national adoption and foster care data authorized under section 479 of the Social Security Act (the Act). Section 479(c)(3)(A) of the Act requires the collection of comprehensive national information with respect to the demographic characteristics of children in foster care and those who are adopted with state involvement and their biological, foster, and adoptive parents. The regulation at 45 CFR 1355 sets forth the requirements of the Act for the collection of uniform, reliable information on children who are under the responsibility of the state or tribal title IV-B/IV-E agency for placement, care, guardianship, and adoption. States have been required to submit the AFCARS data since 1993. The regulations were updated via the final rule published in May 2020 (85 FR 28410) and again in December 2024 (89 FR 96569) with the requirement for additional data related to the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA). The first submission of the new data related to ICWA is May 15, 2029. ACF is requesting a revision of the AFCARS OMB approval. Sixty-two data elements have been added to AFCARS, per a December 2024 final rule. This has increased the burden for reporting for state child welfare agencies only.

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42 USC 679	View Law

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Formula Grant EASIE Electronic Application System for Indian Education

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This is an extension request for the Part I of grant applications for the Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies Program (ALN 84.060A) and includes the Indian Parent Committee Approval form that is a part of the OMB approved 1810-0021 collection. The Indian Education Formula Grant (ALN 84.060A) provides support to LEAs and Indian Tribes in developing elementary school and secondary school programs for all Indian students. Program funding must be used to support comprehensive programs that are designed to meet cultural, language, and academic needs of Indian students and ensure they meet State academic standards. LEAs must develop projects with the participation and written approval of an Indian Parent Committee (IPC) and develop meaningful consultation and ongoing collaboration with nearby Indian Tribes. The instructions in this hard-copy representation of the application package can be used in developing Part I of your application. All applications must be submitted on-time to ED’s provided electronic application system.

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20 USC 6421-6429	View Law

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NSPS for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIII) (Final Rule)

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The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIII) were proposed on July 11, 2005; promulgated on July 11, 2006; and revised on November 13, 2019, and August 10, 2022. The amendments mainly add electronic reporting provisions to the rule. In general, the changes do not result in regulated entities needing to submit anything additional electronically that is not currently submitted via paper copies, and this is therefore expected to lessen recordkeeping and reporting burden. This supporting statement addresses incremental information collection activities that will be imposed by the amendments to the NSPS for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines. These regulations apply to manufacturers, owners, and operators of new stationary compression ignition (CI) internal combustion engines (ICE). New facilities include those that either commenced construction, modification, or reconstruction after the date of proposal. For the purposes of this subpart, the date that construction commences is the date the engine is ordered by the owner or operator. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIII. In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to the NSPS. Any owner/operator subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these measurements and retain the file for at least two years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records. As a result of the amendments, all reports required to be submitted electronically are submitted through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX), using the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI), where the delegated state or local authority can review them. If there is no such delegated authority, the EPA regional office can review them. All other reports are sent to the delegated state or local authority. If there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the EPAs regional offices. The use of the term "Designated Administrator" throughout this document refers to the U.S. EPA or a delegated authority such as a state agency. The term "Administrator" alone refers to the U.S. EPA Administrator. The Affected Public include manufacturers, owners, and operators of stationary CI ICE units. The burden to the Affected Public may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost NSPS for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIII) (Amendments). The burden to the Federal Government is attributed entirely to work performed by either Federal employees or government contractors and may be found below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost NSPS for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIII). There are an average of 207,360 CI ICE facilities per year, which are owned and operated by either industry, state, local, or tribal governments. We assume that they will all respond to EPA inquiries.

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42 USC 7401 et seq	View Law

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Movement of Organisms Modified or Produced through Genetic Engineering

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The purpose of this collection is to ensure that certain genetically engineered organisms, when imported, moved interstate, or released into the environment will not present a risk of plant pest introduction.

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7 USC 7701	View Law

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Economic Development Initiative Community Project Funding Grants

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These earmarks are congressionally legislated provisions directing that specific approved funding amounts to be awarded to a particular entity for a specific amount and to be spent on the project or purpose identified in the authorizing legislation vis-à-vis all applicable regulations and requirements

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Information Requirements for Boilers and Industrial Furnaces (Renewal)

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EPA regulates the burning of hazardous waste in boilers, incinerators, and industrial furnaces (BIFs) under 40 CFR parts 63, 264, 265, 266 and 270. This ICR describes the paperwork requirements that apply to the owners and operators of BIFs. This includes the general facility requirements at 40 CFR parts 264 and 265, subparts B thru H; the requirements applicable to BIF units at 40 CFR part 266; and the RCRA Part B permit application and modification requirements at 40 CFR part 270.

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42 USC 1006	View Law

42 USC 2002	View Law

42 USC 3001-3007	View Law

42 USC 7004	View Law

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General Hazardous Waste Facility Standards (Renewal)

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Section 3004 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, requires that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) develop standards for hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities (TSDFs) as may be necessary to protect human health and the environment.

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42 USC 3004	View Law

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ESEA Title I, Part C Regulations and Certificate of Eligibility

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The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) requests revision to the currently approved information collection OMB No. 1810-0662. This collection of information is necessary to collect information under Title I, Part C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). Program regulations are in 34 CFR 200.81-200.89. This information collection covers regulations with information collection requirements. These requirements pertain to information that State educational agencies must collect in order to properly administer the Title I, Part C program.

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Pub.L. 114 - 95 1301-1309	View Law

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Report of Requests for Restrictive Trade Practice or Boycott

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This information is used to monitor requests to U.S. persons for participation in foreign boycotts against countries friendly to the United States. Used to note trends in such boycott activity and to assist in carrying out U.S. policy of opposition to such boycotts.

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50 USC 1702	View Law

Pub.L. 96 - 72 5, 6, 7	View Law

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New Animal Drugs for Minor Use and Minor Species

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The respondents to this information collection are pharmaceutical companies that sponsor new animal drugs for Minor Use and Minor Species (MUMS) designation or requesters wishing to add a new animal drug to the index listing of legally marketed unapproved new animal drugs for minor species animals. MUMS drug designation makes the sponsor eligible for incentives to support the approval or conditional approval of the designated use and is completely optional for drug sponsors. The MUMS designation regulations specify the criteria and procedures for requesting MUMS designation as well as the annual reporting requirements for MUMS designees. Indexing provides a basis for legally marketing an unapproved new animal drug intended for use in a minor species. The indexing regulations specify the criteria and procedures for requesting eligibility for indexing and for requesting addition to the index, as well as the annual reporting requirements for holders of an index listing.

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21 USC 360	View Law

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Qualified Disclaimers of Property

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26 USC Section 2518 allows a person to disclaim an interest in property received by gift or inheritance. The interest is treated as if the dis-claimant never received or transferred such interest for Federal gift tax purposes. A qualified disclaimer must be in writing and delivered to the transferor or trustee.

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Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program Performance Improvement Measurement System

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The Rural Health Care Coordination (Care Coordination) program is authorized under Section 330A(e) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 254(e)), as amended, to “improve access and quality of care through the application of care coordination strategies with the focus areas of collaboration, leadership and workforce, improved outcomes, and sustainability in rural communities.” This authority permits the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to support rural health consortiums/networks aiming to achieving the overall goals of improving access, delivery, and quality of care through the application of care coordination strategies in rural communities. HRSA collects this performance measures to monitor and assess the impact of the program, support grantees’ program compliance, guide the delivery of technical assistance, and shape federal program decisions related to rural health care services.

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42 USC 254c(e)	View Law

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Buildings qualifying for carryover allocations

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State housing credit agencies (Agencies) are required by Internal Revenue Code section 42(l)(3) to report annually the amount of low-income housing credits that they allocated to qualified buildings during the year. Agencies report the amount allocated to the building owners and to the IRS in Part I of Form 8609. Carryover allocations are reported to the Agencies in carryover allocation documents. The Agencies report the carryover allocations to the IRS on Schedule A (Form 8610). Form 8610 is a transmittal and reconciliation document for Forms 8609, Schedule A (Form 8610), binding agreements, and election statements.

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26 USC 42	View Law

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Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Training, Notification and Recordkeeping (Renewal)

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This ICR estimates the recordkeeping and third-party response burden of paperwork activities that covers the information collection requirements contained in the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) regulations at 40 CFR part 170. Agricultural employers and commercial pesticide handling establishments (CPHEs) are responsible for providing required training, notifications and information to their employees to ensure worker and handler safety. The WPS regulations have provisions for training and notification of pesticide-related information for workers who enter pesticide-treated areas after pesticide application to perform crop-related tasks, as well as for handlers who mix, load, and apply pesticides. Agricultural employers and CPHEs are responsible for providing required training, notifications, and information to their employees to ensure worker and handler safety. The WPS regulation includes content and annual training requirements for workers and handlers, improved posting of pesticide-treated areas, additional information for workers before they enter a pesticide-treated area while a restricted entry interval (REI) is in effect. Furthermore, it covers access to more general and application-specific information about pesticides used on the establishment, and recordkeeping of training and application/hazard information to improve enforceability and compliance.

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7 USC 136w	View Law

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Offering of U.S. Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company Tax and Loss Bonds

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Chapter 31 of Title 31 of the United States Code authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the terms and conditions, including the form, of United States Treasury bonds, notes and bills. The information collected is essential to establish and maintain Tax and Loss Bond accounts (31 CFR Part 343). This regulation governs issues, reissues and redemptions of Tax and Loss bonds. The information requested will be used to issue a Statement of Account to the entity, establish issue and maturity dates for the bonds, and provide electronic payment routing instructions for the proceeds.

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31 USC Part 343	View Law

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FERC-730, Report of Transmission Investment Activity

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This information collection assists the Commission in complying with section 219 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), which directs the Commission to promote capital investment in the enlargement, improvement, maintenance, and operation of all facilities for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce. To assist in compliance with this requirement, the Commission promulgated 18 CFR 35.35, which allows public utilities participating in interstate commerce to apply for certain rate incentives to investment in transmission facilities. The information collection in FERC-730 assists the Commission in encouraging appropriate infrastructure development in accordance with FPA section 219. FERC-730 is an annual filing requirement for utilities that have been granted incentive-based rates. The information collected in the FERC-730 is necessary for the Commission to evaluate its incentive rates policies, and to determine the continuing effectiveness of those policies. The FERC-730 filing requirement allows the Commission to track the progress of electric transmission projects that have been granted incentive-based rates, providing an accurate assessment of the state of the industry with respect to transmission investment, and ensuring that incentive rates are effective in encouraging the development of appropriate transmission infrastructure. Utilities must file the following information in FERC-730: (1) actual monetary investment for the most recent calendar year; (2) planned investments for the next five years; and (3) a project-by-project listing that includes each project planned for investment over the next five years and specifies expected completion date, percentage completion as of the filing date, and any reasons for delay.

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16 USC 824s	View Law

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Disclosure of Information

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The proposed rule would update, clarify, and supplement the FDIC’s regulations regarding the disclosure of confidential information by the FDIC and other parties.

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12 USC 12 U.S.C. § 1811 et seq.	View Law

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Bond Tax Credit

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Form 1097-BTC, Bond Tax Credit, is an information return used by a regulated investment company (RIC) to report tax credit bond credits distributed to shareholders. Shareholders of the RIC include their proportionate share of the interest income attributable to the credits and are allowed to claim the proportionate share of credits on their tax returns. A RIC must report the shareholder's proportionate share of credits and gross income after the close of the RIC's tax year. Form 1097-BTC, Bond Tax Credit, has been designed to report to the taxpayers and the IRS the tax credit distributed.

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26 USC 853A	View Law

26 USC 6041	View Law

26 USC 6049	View Law

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Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) Project

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The Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) Project address the U.S. supply chain issues that have been unprecedented over the past several years. These supply chain issues have contributed to the congestion under COVID-induced surges of containerized cargo through our ports and intermodal networks. In March of this year, the White House announced the launch of the Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) initiative with the Department of Transportation and the freight industry to facilitate a collaboration and sharing of intermodal trade data. This collaboration will help improve supply chain efficiencies and reduce overall costs to U.S. consumers. The FLOW initiative builds on previous work by the Administration's Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force to ensure the expeditious movement of cargo from ship to shelf.

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49 USC 6307	View Law

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Information Return for Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (REMICs) and Issuers of Collateralized Debt Obligations

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Form 8811 is used to collect name, address, and phone number of a representative of a REMIC who can provide brokers with the correct income amounts that the broker's clients must report on their income tax returns. The form allows the IRS to provide the REMIC industry the information necessary to issue correct information returns to investors.

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Affordable Care Act Internal Claims and Appeals and External review Disclosures.

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This collection of information request includes the information collection and third party notice and disclosure requirements that a plan must satisfy under final regulations implementing provisions of the Affordable Care Act pertaining to internal claims and appeals, and the external review process. The No Surprise Act extends the balance billing protections related to external reviews to grandfathered plans. The definitions of group health plan and health insurance issuer that are cited in section 110 of the No Surprises Act include both grandfathered and non-grandfathered plans and coverage. Accordingly, the practical effect of section 110 of the No Surprises Act is that grandfathered health plans must provide external review for adverse benefit determinations involving benefits subject to these surprise billing protections. Grandfathered and non-grandfathered plans must provide claimants, free of charge, any new or additional evidence considered, relied upon, or generated by the plan or issuer in connection with the claim, and the requirement to comply either with a State external review process or a Federal review process. The disclosure requirements of the Federal external review process require (1) a preliminary review by plans of requests for external appeals; (2) Independent Review Organizations (IROs) to notify claimants of eligibility and acceptance for external review; (3) the plan or issuer to provide IROs with documentation and other information considered in making adverse benefit determination; (4) the IRO to forward to the plan or issuer any information submitted by the claimant; (5) plans to notify the claimant and IRO if it reverses its decision; (6) the IRO to notify the claimant and plan of the result of the final external appeal; 7) the IRO to maintain records for six years.

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Pub.L. 116 - 260 110	View Law

42 USC 300gg-19	View Law

Pub.L. 111 - 148 A	View Law

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Revenue Procedure 97-22 Records Maintained on Electronic Storage Systems

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The information requested in Revenue Procedure 97-22 under sections 4 and 5 is required to ensure that records maintained in an electronic storage system will constitute records within the meaning of section 6001.

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26 USC 6001	View Law

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Trump Account Election(s)

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Section 70204 of the One Big Beautiful Bill, P.L.119-21 established "Trump Accounts," a new type of tax-advantaged savings account for children. These accounts are for children under 18. Form 4547 and Form 8879-TA will be used to make the elections to establish the accounts.

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Pub.L. 119 - 21 70204	View Law

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Certification of Identity for Freedom of Information and Privacy Act Requests

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In processing certain requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act, the agency must confirm that the individual making the request is the same person to whom the records pertain and will be released. Form FDA 3975 entitled “Certification of Identity” is used by FDA to identify an individual requesting a particular record under the FOIA and the Privacy Act. The form is required only if an individual makes a FOIA or Privacy Act request for their own records but has not provided sufficient assurance of identity in the incoming request.

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5 USC 552a	View Law

5 USC 552	View Law

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Special Rules for Long-Term Contracts Under Section 460

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IRC section 460 generally provides rules that requires taxpayers to determine taxable income from a long-term contract using the percentage-of-completion (PCM) method and pay, or be entitled to receive, interest computed using the look-back method. TD 8775 added Treasury Regulations section 1.460-6(j), providing taxpayers with the requirements to make an election not to apply the look-back method to long-term contracts in de minimis cases. TD 8929 added Treasury Regulations section 1.460-1(e)(4), requiring taxpayers to attach a statement with specific information to their income tax return if they sever an agreement or aggregate two or more agreements during the taxable year. TD 8995, as amended by TD 9137, added Treasury Regulations section 1.460-6(g)(3)(ii)(D) providing rules concerning a mid-contract change in taxpayer of a contract accounted for under a long-term contract method of accounting. The regulation requires the previous taxpayer to provide specific information to the new taxpayer to help the new taxpayer apply the look-back method when the income from a long-term contract has been previously reported by another taxpayer.

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